| 2007 | Diplom Wirtschaftsmathematik (Mathematics with Economics) at Bielefeld University |
| since 2006 | Member of the International Research Training Group Economic Behavior and Interaction Models (EBIM) |
| 2004 | Master of Arts in Economics University of Georgia, Athens |
| Evolutionary Game Theory |
| Network Formation Models |
| Social Interaction Models |
| Convexity and Complementarity in Network Formation: Implications for the Structure Pairwise Stable Networks, IMW Working Paper (2009) |
| Under-connected and Over-connected Networks, with Berno Buechel, IMW Working Paper (2008) |
| Social Coordination and Endogenous Network Decisions with Limited Contacts, Thesis Bielefeld University (2007) |